Gustav Klimt: The Magic of LineDates:01.01.2050-01.01.2999The phenomenal draftsman Gustav Klimt occupies a unique place in modern art. His extant œuvre comprises some 250 paintings and more than 4,000 works on paper. The study of the human figure—above all female—lies at the heart of the artist's activity as a draftsman, which he practiced assiduously.Through his study of the poses and gestures of his models, Klimt repeatedly examined the essence of particular psychological and existential states of being. In his constant quest for the ideal solution, Klimt often went beyond the preparation of his paintings, which, particularly after 1900, were dominated by the themes of Eros, Love, Life, and Death. His art cannot be understood without carefully considering the drawings, which are characterized by an unsurpassed mastery of line, in all the phases of his artistic development—from Historicism, through Stilkunst around 1900, the Golden Period, and up to his freer late work.
This lavishly illustrated publication accompanies the exhibition organized by the Albertina Museum in Vienna (March 13 to June 10, 2012) and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles (July 3 to September 23, 2012) to mark the 150th anniversary of Gustav Klimt's birth. In both venues, the emphasis will be placed on showing not only the variety of his draftsmanship, but also the centrality of drawing to Klimt's artistic enterprise. Most of the works on display will come from the Albertina's outstanding collection, one of the most extensive and representative groups of Klimt drawings in the world, complemented by select Austrian and international loans.
Marian Bisanz-Prakken is curator at the Albertina Museum, Vienna, and the reigning expert on Klimt drawings. She has published many books and articles on the subject.
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Between lights : Lamps and artefacts of illumination with styleDates:01.01.2050-01.01.2999“There is no light so domestic as nocturnal light, nor space so private as that which is tenderly illuminated by lamps”, with these words the architect Luis Fernandez-Galiano introduced one of the areas of an exhibition on interior spaces referring to nocturnal lights. It is to say that the private space is recognized by nocturnal lighting, which, according to the moment, is the flame of a candle that trembles or the lampshades
which project conical incandescent forms as if they were domestic lighthouses. Light transfigures that which it touches and the variety of lamps is not as important as the variety of lights. Thus, light sources determine a particular atmosphere.
To write about a type of artefact which is so familiar as lamps seems to lead to a reflection on their appearance and function, which have varied over time. By way of introduction we will sketch out a few considerations, that are in no way intended as a history, nor a stylistic sequence. In fact, we want to offer you
some ingredients with which to reflect and which could be useful for future in-depth study on the fascinating history of human light.
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Slovenska secesija - (Slovenian Secession)Dates:01.01.2050-01.01.2999Discuss Slovenian Secession is the first comprehensive and integrated picture of the art of the Slovenian. Author sheds light on specific creative designs that connect art and literary creativity since the turn of the century until the First World War, and the inventive display makers clearly confirms that the arts could not divide, but through their interrelations reveals a single, albeit highly expressive structured spiritual atmosphere . The essential novelty of the text lies in the subtle disclosure of the spiritual atmosphere which is largely characterized by flashes of secession. Creative expansion of this groundbreaking service is the author perceives as so important that it even compares with creative enthusiasm at the birth of the European Renaissance, this is Art Nouveau attributed much bigger and wider importance, as we recognize it yet.

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Art Nouveau in Romania Dates:01.01.2050-01.01.2999Art Nouveau was a movement widespread in Europe, crisscrossing the continent from Scotland to Transylvania, from Finland to Spain, and was prominent from the 1880s up until the 1920s, producing artefacts in every artistic field. Although it was a pan-European phenomenon, the very plethora of its names is suggestive of its regionalist features: in Frances it was called "Art Nouveau" or "Le Modern Style", in Germany "Die Jugendstil", in Austria and Hungary "Sezession", in Spain "Arte joven", in Italy "Arte nuova", in the Netherlands "Nieuwe kunst", in Scotland the "Glasgow Style", and in Poland "Mloda Polska". Every country had its own version of Art Nouveau, and within the national versions there were local variants. Thus the movement was by no means a homogenous phenomenon, and is to be identified more with a period than with a style.

Considering and interpreting leisure. Pastimes, entertainments, hobbies and addictions in the Barcelona of 1900 (eBook)Dates:01.01.2050-01.01.2999In the throes of modernization, the Barcelona of 1900 was buzzing with energy and an unprecedented culture of leisure emerged. The city’s residents made full use of their free time, forging relationships with one another through a highly varied range of initiatives and activities, taking advantage of existing opportunities and creating new ones. In addition to the traditional celebration of civic festivals, popular meals and various types of processions, innovative new forms of cultural consumption sprang up to satisfy all tastes and budgets. Numerous cinemas opened, the first amusement parks threw open their gates and new theatres raised their curtains. Thanks to these developments, the vicinity around the avenue Paral·lel became the epicentre of Barcelona nightlife. This book offers a panoply of images of the diversions, entertainments and hobbies of that fascinating era of contrasts, the turn-of-the-century Barcelona of Modernisme.